Tag: Long March 11

  • Five Chinese smallsats launched by Long March 11 rocket

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    A solid-fueled Long March 11 rocket lifts off from the Jiuquan launch base Thursday at 0642 GMT (2:42 a.m. EDT; 2:42 p.m. Beijing time). Credit: Xinhua Five commercial Earth-imaging satellites rode a Long March 11 rocket into orbit Thursday from the Jiuquan space base in northwestern China. The five satellites will join the Zhuhai 1…

  • Long March 11 rocket delivers five commercial satellites to orbit

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    A Long March 11 rocket lifts off Thursday from the Jiuquan launch base. Credit: CALT Five commercial Chinese satellites carrying video and hyperspectral imaging sensors took off Thursday aboard a Long March 11 booster. The five small satellites are part of a larger Earth-imaging fleet under development by Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace Science and Technology Co.…

  • China lofts pulsar navigation demo satellite

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    A Long March 11 rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan space center at 2342 GMT (6:42 p.m. EST) Wednesday. Credit: CCTV China launched an innovative satellite Wednesday that will look for X-ray signals from pulsars, the fast-spinning super-dense remnants of collapsed stars, to determine its exact location in space. The experimental pulsar navigation mission carries…

  • Second new Chinese launcher flies in a week

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    Video frame from a presentation on the Long March 11 maiden flight on China’s state-run CCTV news channel. Credit: CCTV For the second time in less than a week, China has debuted a new type of rocket designed to broaden the scope of the country’s Long March launcher family. This time a solid-fueled booster named…